Cannonball Read 18

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time


A candid capybara

I Am a Capybara by Michaela Fabbri

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I read a book the other day (I know, what a shock). It was an odd shape, lots of white, and then some gray and browns for the cover. And it would go on to tell me that, “A capybara is not a mouse, or a beaver, or a bear, and has all sorts of surprising traits you will soon discover.” You see that … [Read more]

's CBR15 Review No:132 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Poetry · Tags: , , , , ·

The World of Raissa Figueroa

Real to Me by Minh Le

What My Daddy Loves by Raissa Figueroa

We Are One by Jackie Azua Kramer

You Will Do Great Things by Amerie

Oona in the Artic by Kelly Dipucchio

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I probably could write at least 250 words on each of these Raissa Figueroa titles, but I won’t. I will let you know about them in one review. They have just come out or will later in 2023. The first is Real to Me by Minh Le and Figueroa illustrated. This story we know because it is about … [Read more]

's CBR15 Review No:131 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Cooking/Food, Fantasy, Fiction, Poetry · Tags: , , , , , , , , ·

When music is more than life

Skeleanor the Decomposer: A Graphic Novel. by Emily Ettlinger

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To start on a negative is not usually a good thing, but this review needs to start with, “Why was this book so short?” It is too short Emily Ettlinger (author of)! I see potential for a book with multiple stories for Skeleanor! I see lots of trouble and adventures she can get into and have! But … [Read more]

's CBR15 Review No:126 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Poetry · Tags: , , ·

You’re a wonder, Wonder Woman

Stories Change the World: I Am Wonder Woman. by Brad Meltzer

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Wonder WomanWonder WomanAll the world's waiting for youAnd the power you possess   Brad Meltzer has several series about famous people for the young reader. One of the most recent is Stories Change the World: I Am Wonder Woman. And there are I Am Superman, and I Am Batman as well. (I am … [Read more]

's CBR15 Review No:125 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Children's Books, Fantasy, Fiction, History, Non-Fiction · Tags: , , ·

The Genealogy of Southern Cooking

The Cooking Gene by Michael Twitty

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This is a book that showcases my shortcomings as a reviewer. I really enjoyed listening to this book, but am struggling to write about it. It is a memoir, a history of southern cuisine and a book on genealogy. Twitty reads the book himself which works well because the book is a very personal … [Read more]

's CBR15 Review No:6 · Genres: Audiobooks, Biography/Memoir, Cooking/Food, Featured, History · Tags: , , , , , , , ·

Aldo Leopold (1)

A Sand County Almanac by Aldo Leopold

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"There are some who can live without wild things, and some who cannot." The wild things in this opening line mean the creature, plants, spaces, and feature of the wild or wilderness, and not the more kinetic definition of it. Aldo Leopold was an early environmentalist, if we're using the 20th … [Read more]

's CBR15 Review No:128 · Genres: Non-Fiction · Tags: ·


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